The North Korean leader has ordered the military to accelerate preparations for war. It is intended as a response to the imperialist actions of the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, arms industry and nuclear sector to step up preparations for war to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational steps by the United States.
At a party meeting on Wednesday, Kim said Pyongyang would expand strategic cooperation with “independent anti-imperialists,” Reuters reported.
Recently, North Korea has strengthened relations with other regimes, especially Russia. Washington accuses Pyongyang of supplying Moscow with military equipment used in the war with Ukraine, while Russia provides technical support to help the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea improve its military capabilities.
During the party plenum, the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea also set economic targets for the coming year, calling them “decisive” for the implementation of the country’s five-year development plan.
“He presented important tasks for the New Year to be implemented dynamically in key industrial sectors and called for stabilizing agricultural production at a high level,” the Korean authorities’ press release said.
Tension at the border is increasing
In late November, North Korea broke a five-year agreement with South Korea aimed at easing military tensions and announced it would increase the presence of its armed forces on the demarcation line.
The comprehensive military agreement signed by Seoul and Pyongyang in 2018 was aimed at easing military tensions along the border. As part of that, both countries pledged to “completely cease all hostile actions against each other” and introduced a number of measures aimed at building greater trust, including a ban on exercises near the border and restrictions on live fire exercises. The parties also removed some defensive positions and activated the military hotline.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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